Hoisting and transporting apparatus



R. L. POTTINGER, M. B. FLYNN AND B. F. PRICE.

HOISTING AND TRANSPORTING APPARATUS. APPUCAHON FXLED 1AN.20, 919.

1,367,987. Patented Feb. 8,1921.

R. L. FOTTINGER, M. B. FLYNN AND B. F. PRICE.

HOISTING AND TRANSPORTNG APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED IAN-20,19!!!- 1,367,987. Patented Feb. 8,1921.

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HOlSTiNG AND TRANSPORTING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION men JAN-20, 1919.

1,367,987. v Patented Feb. 8, 1921.

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HOISTING AND TRANSPORTING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED 11mm. 1919.

1,367,987. Patented Feb. 8, 1921.

' Iill/II/IIII/I/IIIIIIIIII/Ilfi V UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT L. POTTINGER, MORTIMER B. FLYNN, AND BEN JAMIN F. PRICE, OF CHICAGO,

ILLINOIS.

HOIS'IIN G AND TRANSPORTING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 8, 1921.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ROBERT L. POTTIN- one, MORTIMER B. F LYNN, and BENJAMIN F. Pinon, citizens of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have jointly invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hoisting and Transporting Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hoisting and transporting apparatus and more particularly to such apparatus adapted primarily for loading and unloading railroad cars although the apparatus, obviously, may be employed for other purposes. One object is to provide apparatus of this type in which the hoisting mehanism and the transporting mechanism are operated and controlled from one and the same motor or power source which power source is at all times under the control of one operator or engineer only. A further object is to provide apparatus of this type equipped with rotary drums so arranged that when the load is raised all power can be disconnected and the brakes freed and the load will remain suspended from its supports and stationary at whatever elevation it has attained.

\Vith the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter fully described, pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings which form a part of this spe ification and in which- Figure 1 is a side view of the complete machine illustrating its application.

Fig. 2 is an end view of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view of one of the rotary drums em ployed.

Fig. 4 is a side view, enlarged, of a chain of gears employed.

Fig. 5 is side view of a pair of gears emploved, enlarged.

Fig. 6 is a cross section taken on line 66 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary view of the machine. Fig. 8 is a side view of Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is a section on line 9-9 of Fig. 7. Fig. 10 is a detail view of the shovel and connections.

Like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views.

The machine comprises a frame the base beams l of which are supported upon wheels 2 adapted to travel over rails 3 which rails are laid beside the railway tracks 4 preferably in a coal yard; The rails 8 are spaced away from the track 4 a distance sufficient to permit freight or coal cars 5 to pass therebetween without interference with the frame erected and supported upon the beams 1 which frame will now be described. The frame comprises the corner beams 6 Whlth are connected by suitable brace beams 7. Supported by one base beam 1 and certain brace beams 7 upon one side of the frame between two of the corner beams are a pair of uprights 8, 9 in which is journaled the engine shaft 10 directly driven by the engine 11 arranged upon one beam 1. Running loose upon the shaft 10 is a pinion 12 that is adapted for releasable engagement with clutch 13 that is fast upon said shaft 10, said pinion being constantly in mesh with an idler 1 L carried upon a pin shaft 15 journaled in bearings carried by the frame, said idler meshing also with a spur gear 16 fast upon a transmission shaft 17 journaled in the uprights 8, 9, said shaft 17 having secured thereto, also, the spur gear 18 that is constantly in mesh with a pinion 19 loose upon shaft 10, said pinion being adapted for releasable engagement with the clutch 2O fixed upon the said shaft 10. p The method of moving the machine back and forth upon the rails 3 will now be set forth. The said clut h 13 is connected by bar 21 and pitman 22 with a vertically disposed rotary shaft 23 which is provided with and controlled by means of a hand lever 24 in easy reach of the operator stationed in the tower house 25 which is carried by the frame andsecured by supports 26 to the corner beams 6. The said clutch 20 is connected by bar 27 and pitman 28 to the vertically disposed rotary shaft 29 provided with and controlled by the hand lever 30 also within easy reach of the operator. By reference to thegearing desribed and shown clearly in Figs. 4 and 5 it is obvious that rotation of shaft 17 in either direction may be had by driving said shaft either by pinion 12 or 19 as desired, the drive through pinion 19 driving shaft 1? in a reverse direction to that imparted by pinion 152'. Fast upon the said transmission shai' 17 is a pinion 31 in meshivith a clutch gear 32 which is bolted or otherwise niade last to a clutch section 33 which is fast to drum shaft 3% arranged in bearings. 36 secured to the upri hts 8 9. The clutch ear is in mesh with another clutch gear fast ugon other drum shaft '38 arranged in bearings 39 carried by the uprights-8, 9; and the clutch 37 is also in mes with a third clutch gear 40 last upon a third drum shalt ll illS' posed in bearings 42 carried by the uprights 8,9. T he said'druin shalt all is projected tocarry'the sprocket 42 which is connected bysproclret'chain to another sprocket a l loose upon-a transverse shaft 15, journaled in bearings carried by uprights 8, 9, said sprocket as being adapted through the rnediumoi abell crank and connections 46, 46' for engagement by a clutch 41' whereby said pinion may lie secured to said shaft to rotate the same." The said shaft 45 is connected by bevel gears 18,

provided with separation sprin by a detachable or rel'asable cooper:

119 with another shaft 59 journaled in bearings carried by the corner beams 6, shalt 50 being provided with hove 52 in inesh, respectively, with the be 1 c 53, of the "verti al shafts 55, 56, the shaL-It 61 to the driving axle 62 of ano er sha'l" The connections just described serve, ;hen to operatively connect'the driving axles 59, 62 of two Wheels 2 to the engine shaft 10, and the control levers 24:, 33 may 3e employed to drive the train of connections in either two directions. i

The drum shafts i l, provided, respectively, with the drunas 65, 66, 67 which run loose and as the construction of the threedrnins is identical it Will snfi'ice to describe one Each d nin shaft 38, ll aforesaid are has a clutch gear previously described, fast 7 thereto, and each clutch is secured to'a clutch section and each clutch section is 68 wheresee clutch section 69 is normally retained in disengaged relation with its coiiperzitingseo tion 331 T he d ums and their attached clutch sections are adapted to be nlovedlon- 'gitudinally of their shafts to cause their clutch sections to e gage operatively with the clutch sections bv neansof a sectional thrust-sleeve ill llnloose upon the drum shaft and a collar '70 fast upon the sale shaft; The sections of the sleeve 70, 71 are provided with teeth adantedto mesh; The section is provided with an integral link 72 that is engaged by a connecting rod 72 that has a hand lever termination ineasy ogiavity. The 82 pass s reach of the operator and the section 71 is provided with a link 73 connected by hook 733 to a brake shaft 93 to be hereinafter de- .'cribed. lhe hook T33 and brake sha'jt hold thrust-sleeve section 71 against possible rotation with the drum shaft andivhen the section 70 is nrned by means of its link 72 and connections it bears against the collar 70 and its teeth ride upon the teeth of the section 71 thus causing; longitudinal movement of the same together with the drain longitudinally of the drum shaft thus operatively engaging the clutch sections 69, 33 and rotating the drum. Upon the top of the ll. oe, l'provide tracks 75' Whichinay progect beyond one end of the frame and upon said tracks the Wheels 76 of a none '17 run. FJ-heaves 78, '79, 80, 81 are carried at one end of the frame and cables 82, 83, 85' run thereover and to said trolley iich trolley carries a pulley provided with sheaves. The cable8$ aforesaid iswound upon the drain 66 and passes over sheave 79 and above the trolley 77 about a sheave 86 carriedby a Quilters 87 secured to the extended end of the track 75, said cable then being secured to an eye-bolt S8 at one end of the trolley 77. To move the trolley along its track the lrinn :66 is moved longitudinally of its si'a'lt, in a manner previously 'described, to cause the clutch sections 69, 83

the trolley toward the pulley 87.

l is to l a returned to norhr, ti ollw l position or moved away from pulley i 8? the drum 66 is allowed to run loose and over sheave i8 to drains? and is Wound thereupon, and tile cables 8 in 85 pass .1"

to enejage and the drain to rotate thus caus-V inn-tho cable 83 to be wound thereupon and the bucket oter sheaves of the trolley'and over the sheaves 0, 81' to drum 6? and are wound thereupon, An drum 6%, 66m: 67 is driven as previously described, its clutch sect ons '39, beino; caused to mesh. Botation' of i 67in one direction to wind cable bring; the be, not section's together, in a well known manner, closing? the bucket. 'l he bucket in open position is lowered into the car or pile m"; coal. and the sectionsclosed byidruin 67 and cable 82 thus leading the thereupon will cause this cable to bucket. The drum 65 when rotated winds the cables 8%. upon itself and so raises the bucket. The bucket is lowered through gravity when drums 65, 67 are permitted to run loose, the cables Set, 85 and 82 being unwound by this bucket movement. In raising the bucket the drum 6'? is preferably *otated with the drum 65 L0 avoid slack in the cable 82.

At any time the power is completely shut off and the brakes all freed the shovel, either filled or empty, will remain stationary at any elevation it has attained provided the drums are not running free upon their shafts. This is due to the fact that cable 82 runs from the shovel to drum 6? and cables 84, 85 run from the shovel to drum 65 and so the weight of the shovel is divided between those drums and their rotation is prevented by the gear 3? which is in mesh with the gears 32, a0 and effectually prevents independent rotation of either of the last named gears. The weight of the shovel 89, full or empty, exerts a constant pull upon the drums 65 and 67 through the medium of the cables 84, 85 which both run to drum 65 and cable 82 which runs to drum 67. lVith all drums made fast to their shafts. however, through engagement of their clutch sections 69, 33 the weight of the shovel cannot rotate the drums 65, 67, which drums rotate in the same direction because the drum 66 rotates in a reverse direction and s connected by cable 83 to the trolley 77. lVith the drums 65, 67 unwinding their cables the drum 66 would be winding its cable 83 upon itself which would move the trolley 77 away from the drums which operation manifestly is impossible wh le the shovel descends and hence the mechanism is locked. A l of the drums 65. 66, 67 cannot rotate simultaneously when lo ked in engagement with the r shafts. When loose upon their shafts they may so rotate. With the brakes off and the power oil the shovel is automatically locked in any adjusted position provided the drums are in enqagement'with the r clutch gears and clu ch sections This engagement is had when the rods 72 are used to cause en age ment of the clutch sect ons 69. 33. From the foregoing it is obvious that the shovel is automatically held stationary at any elevation desired by merely disconnecting the power and freeing the brakes.

Each drum is provided with brake mechanism. These drums a e provided unon the r respective clutch sections with brake bands 90. 91, 92 which are operative v engaged by the brake shafts 93. 94, 95 all arranged in bearinr s secu ed to the u gh s 8. 9. The brake shafts 98 is connected by link 96 to connectin rod 97 which is connected to a hand lever 98 located in easy reach of the operator. The brake shaft 94 is connected by link 99 with connecting rod 100 which is connected to hand lever 101 in easy reach of the operator. The brake shaft 95 is connected by link 102 to connecting rod 103 that is connected to hand lever 104 in easy reach of the operator. The several hand levers being fulcrumed upon the cross shafts 103 carried by the uprights 8, 9. When any individual drum has been operated and its rotation stopped by releasing its clutch section 69 from its section 33, this release being effected through the medium of the spring 68, the drum is locked against further rotation upon its shaft by throwing its brake band into engagement with its clutch section 69 in the manner previously described. by means of trolley 77 and connections the shovel may be moved clear of the frame and over a coal truck located beside the railroad track to load the same with coal. This operation is accomplished by drawing the trolley, as previously described, approximately to the pulley 87. An adjusting nut 105 is arranged upon each drum shaft to move the same longitudinally to take up wear between the clutch sections when necessary.

What is claimed is 1. A hoisting and transporting apparatus comprising in combination, a wheeled frame, a parallel series of spaced, freelv rotatable, similar shafts iournaled in the frame, a drum 95 carried on each of said sha ts and adapted for rotation and longitudinal movement thereon, a gear wheel rigidly mounted on one end of each shaft. said wheels being meshed in successive relation, a power source in con- 100 nection with said gear wheels, component clutch members carried by the adiacent faces of each of said drums and gear wheels, drum actuating levers in the frame and connected to said drums for longitudinal movement 105 thereof on the r respective shafts for engagement of said clutch members and conseouent rotation o the drums. brakes on each of said drums. and levers in the frame for operation of said brakes, a trolley disposed in the 0 frame. a sectional shovel dependin therefrom. a cable connected to one o said drums and to the trolley, a cable connected to another of said drums and to the shovel sections. cables connected to another of said drums and to the shovel for support thereof, frame propulsion gearin r in connection with the gear wheels on said sha s, and means for operatin said propulsion gear ng through the first named gear wheels independently of the drums and cable mechanism.

2. In an a paratus of the character described a mobile frame. hoist mechanism in said frame comprising coacting eared drums,a shovel, and cable connection between said d ums and shovel for rais ng, lowering and laterally. moving said shovel, frame propulsion gearing disposed in they frame, a power source carried in the frame 1 and common to said'hoistmechanism and and hoist mechainsm whereby all movement of said mechanisms will be automatically arrested upon cessation of the power from said power source.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we have hereto aflixed our signaftu res in the presence of two subscribing wit- 10 nesses.

Witnesses:

H. A. LICCLARY, G. L. VARNER. 

